Making of America
On this day in 1777, Brigadier General Philemon Dickinson leads 400 raw men from the New Jersey militia and 50 Pennsylvania riflemen...
Making of America
On this day in 1764, the British Parliament expels John Wilkes from its ranks for his reputedly libelous, seditious and pornographic...
Making of America
On the evening of January 18, 1776, the Council of Safety in Savannah, Georgia, issues an arrest warrant for the colony’s royal governor,...
Making of America
Relying upon strategic creativity, Brigadier General Daniel Morgan and a mixed Patriot force rout British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre...
Making of America
Having recognized the need for their territory to assert its independence from both Britain and New York and remove themselves from the...
Making of America
On this day in 1784, the Continental Congress ratifies the Second Treaty of Paris, ending the War for Independence. In the document,...
Making of America
On this day in 1777, American Brigadier General Hugh Mercer dies from the seven bayonet wounds he received during the Battle of...
Making of America
Francis Salvador, the first Jew to hold an elected office in the Americas, takes his seat on the South Carolina Provincial Congress on...
Making of America
On this day in 1790, President George Washington delivers the first State of the Union address to the assembled Congress in New York...
Making of America
On this day in 1789, America’s first presidential election is held. Voters cast ballots to choose state electors; only white men who...
